bowler
/ˈbəʊlə(r)/noun
उच्चारण बोलर
गेंदबाज़
Core word
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[C]
(in cricket) a player who throws the ball towards the batsman
गेंदबाज़
- He is the fastest bowler in the Indian team.
- a spin bowler
- The spin bowler took five wickets on the dusty pitch.
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- Their opening bowler was fast and accurate.
- A good bowler knows how to vary the pace.
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a person who plays the game of bowls or goes bowling
बॉलिंग खेलने वाला खिलाड़ी
- The club has a hundred members, most of them keen bowlers.
- The retired bowler spent his evenings at the lawn bowls club.
- Every bowler on the team scored well in the club final.
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- She is a keen bowler and plays twice a week.
- The bowler rolled the ball gently along the green.
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[C] especially British
a hard black hat with a round top and a narrow curved edge
बोलर हैट (गोल ऊपरी भाग वाली काली टोपी)
- an old photograph of a man in a bowler
- My grandfather wore a black bowler to the office in London.
- The banker wore a bowler and carried an umbrella.
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- A bowler hat was once common among city clerks.
- He tipped his bowler to the ladies.
Synonyms bowler hat
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a fast / spin bowler (cricket)
A bowler is a cricketer who bowls; the kind is shown before the noun.
Bowler वह खिलाड़ी है जो गेंदबाज़ी करता है; प्रकार noun के पहले बताया जाता है।
- He is a fast bowler for Mumbai.
- She is a leg-spin bowler.
bowler of + type / speed
Use 'bowler of' for style: a bowler of great accuracy.
शैली बताने के लिए 'bowler of' आता है: a bowler of great accuracy।
- He is a bowler of exceptional pace.
bowler's end / bowler's name
Possessive forms appear in match reports: the bowler's end, the bowler's run-up.
Match report में possessive रूप आते हैं: the bowler's end, the bowler's run-up।
- The batsman walked down to the bowler's end.
bowler hat / bowler
A bowler (hat) is a stiff black hat with a rounded top, traditionally worn by British gentlemen. A person who plays lawn bowls or tenpin bowling is also a bowler.
Bowler (hat) कठोर काली गोल टोपी है, जो परंपरागत रूप से ब्रिटिश सज्जन पहनते थे। लॉन बाउल्स या टेनपिन बॉलिंग खेलने वाला भी bowler कहलाता है।
- He wore a black bowler to the formal event.
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type + bowler
fastspinmedium-paceleft-armseamswing
- The seam bowler took five wickets.
adjective + bowler
accurateeconomicalexpensivedangerousreliable
- An economical bowler is valuable in the final overs.
verb + bowler
faceattackhitchangerest
- The captain changed the bowler after two overs.
bowler + noun
strike rateaverageactionrun-upfigures
- His bowler's figures read 4 for 22.
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- Radhika's brother wants to become a fast bowler.
राधिका का भाई तेज़ गेंदबाज़ बनना चाहता है।
- The bowler appealed loudly for lbw.
गेंदबाज़ ने ज़ोर से lbw की अपील की।
- The best bowler in the match was named man of the match.
मैच के सर्वश्रेष्ठ गेंदबाज़ को मैन ऑफ़ द मैच चुना गया।
- A bowler must not bowl more than ten overs in an ODI.
एकदिवसीय मैच में गेंदबाज़ दस से अधिक ओवर नहीं फेंक सकता।
- The old gentleman in the film wore a bowler and carried an umbrella.
फ़िल्म का बुज़ुर्ग सज्जन bowler टोपी पहने था और छाता लिए था।
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✗ He is a good bowler player.
✓ He is a good bowler.
Bowler already names the player, so 'player' is redundant.
'Bowler' स्वयं खिलाड़ी को बताता है, इसलिए 'player' अनावश्यक है।
✗ The bowler has took four wickets.
✓ The bowler has taken four wickets.
Use the past participle 'taken' after has.
'Has' के बाद past participle 'taken' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Bowler, pacer and spinner all refer to cricketers who bowl, differing in style.
Bowler, pacer और spinner सभी गेंदबाज़ी करने वाले क्रिकेटरों के लिए हैं, पर शैली में अलग हैं।
The general word for any cricketer who bowls.
गेंदबाज़ी करने वाले किसी भी क्रिकेटर का सामान्य शब्द।
- A fine bowler.
pacer
A fast bowler, informal.
तेज़ गेंदबाज़, informal।
- The pacer took three wickets.
A bowler who makes the ball turn sharply.
गेंद को तेज़ी से घुमाने वाला गेंदबाज़।
- The spinner trapped him on the crease.